I'm wondering if there is a name for this exercise. I have a bar, sort of like a pull-up bar but set at about 30 inches off the ground within a door frame, from which I hang such that with my arms extended and my body straight, my back is slightly off the ground. From this position, I pull-up on the bar, mostly exercising the biceps. Sort of like a reverse push-up, my body remains straight and pivots off of my feet. Is there a name for this?
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Is there a name for this exercise?
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Thats a bodyweight row. I've also heard it called a reverse pushup. Whatever you call it, is a good bodyweight exercise to do. Every once and a while I'll see someone do that at the gym by placing a barbell on a lower pin on a squat rack.
If the bar is only 30" from the ground, can you extend your arms without your back touching the ground? If not, the bar might be too low.
If the bar is only 30" from the ground, can you extend your arms without your back touching the ground? If not, the bar might be too low.
Thanks. Yeah, it seemed like it should be a pretty common exercise, but I couldn't find the name anywhere. Fat-man's pull-up is pretty much right although in my case I think it's more a lack of muscle than an abundance of fat that's keeping me from real pull-ups.
I'm not exactly sure how far it is. In any case, it's high enough that my back doesn't quite touch the ground in the down position.
If the bar is only 30" from the ground, can you extend your arms without your back touching the ground? If not, the bar might be too low.
I'm not exactly sure how far it is. In any case, it's high enough that my back doesn't quite touch the ground in the down position.